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Tapering and anxiety?

I am well aware that I too often come on here and ask silly little questions and I apologize for that =] haha, but I haven't helped but notice I am over reacting with worry and seem to be ridiculously anxious for little things since I have started tapering.

I have seen others saying similar things in the past? Anyone relate to me?

I'm going to give you an answer you most likely don't want to hear. Talk to your doctor. I dealt with this for several years before they figured out that my "will" wasn't going to be enough to fix it. The Lupus itself was causing issues in how much hormone was being released from my brain so there was an acutely chemical imbalance happening. While that is not the case for everyone, this is an issue you deal with, at least from time to time, and I really think your doctor should know about it

MariSuccess is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

The answer is yes and no. Yes if it is acting up at the moment but often times the problem is that it is a problem of irregularity in how it is despensing. They did eventually catch mine on blood work but not everyone does. Whether it is chemical, medicine or stress related if you have have this issue often there is NO SHAME in getting meds to help with this issue. It is not a sign of weakness. The only weakness is not being willing to help yourself. I refused them for years thinking I should be "stronger" and myself and my family paid for it.

Feel free to PM if you want to talk

MariSuccess is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

tapering off your medication is a fear in itself I tapered off my prednisone for a year before I finally stopped it at Christmas . was not the most happiest time of my life I worried what damage it could cause or would I get worse. could I endure the pain it was causing by not being on it. and I did have to resort to pain medication for awhile. and sometimes still do. but I have also gained some benefits less bloating. and worried about it was doing to my body because of the extra weight I gained . but now I am slowly losing weight. and doing only small amounts of exercise. but every little bit helps. but you must do this under the control of your gp or specialist. not by yourself luckily I had good gp.